San Antonio, Texas
Please call The Ecumenical Center @ (210) 616-0885 for corrections or updates to this list.
8310 Ewing Halsell Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
WWW.ECRH.ORG
Loss Of Infant/Children
PROGRAM
Bridges of Support
Children’s Hospital
of San Antonio
The Compassionate
Friends
PROGAM
DESCRIPTION
Bereavement
outreach services for
families experiencing
a loss of a child
(0-24 years).
Angels Away Support
Group for families
whose babies have
died due to neonatal
perinatal loss:
miscarriage,
stillborn, ectopic
pregnancy or infant
death.
A self-help group
offering friendship
and understanding
to bereaved parents
who have lost
children from any
cause at any age.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
CONTACT
PHONE
See website for
meeting times and
locations.
Emily Sanchez
(210) 445-2814
Children’s Hospital
of San Antonio, 333
N. Santa Rosa St.,
San Antonio, TX
78207
Peggy Huber,
Chaplain
(210) 704-2181
Trish Willoughby
(210) 496-6281
www.bridgesofsupport.org
Meetings on the 3rd
Monday of each
month at 7:00 p.m.
Alzafar Shrine
Auditorium, Cabiri
Conference Room,
901 North Loop
1604 West, San
Antonio, TX 78232
twilloughby@satx.rr.com
Meetings on the 1st
Thursday of every
month at 7:30 p.m.
The Ecumenical
Center for Education
Counseling and
Health
Also offering
bereavement
support groups
Services include
support groups,
counseling and
education for
children, families
and individuals of all
ages.
Please call for
schedules, to make
an appointment or
for more
information.
And visit us at
www.ecrh.org.
Also offering the Life
After Loss
bereavement
support group
program.
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Mary Beth Fisk
210-616-0885 (x215)
Lejla Cenanovic
210-616-0885 (x200)
PROGRAM
PROGAM
DESCRIPTION
Parents of Murdered Bereavement
Children and General support group for
Loss/Support
families and friends
of homicide victims.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
CONTACT
Balcones Heights
Community Center,
107 Glenarm, San
Antonio, TX 78201
Mary Jane Peterson
PHONE
(830) 981-9490 or
mjpadar@aol.com
Meetings on the 2nd
Monday of each
month at 7:00 p.m.,
except for June and
July
(Porter Loring Family
Care Services )
“Forever Loved”
A very special group
of parents who have
lost a child of any
age (child or adult).
Alamo Heights
United Methodist
Church, Seminar
Room 107, 825 E.
Basse Rd., San
Antonio, TX 78209
Celeste Miller,
Bereavement
Coordinator
(210) 227-8221
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30
p.m.
Loss of Parent
PROGRAM
Children’s
Bereavement Center
of South Texas
The Ecumenical
Center for Education
Counseling and
Health
Also offering
bereavement support
groups
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Grief support for
children ages 3-24
and their families.
Individual counseling
for anyone
experiencing a loss.
Services include
support groups,
counseling and
education for
children, families and
individuals of all ages.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
Please visit
www.cbcst.org for
more information.
205 W. Olmos Dr.,
San Antonio, TX
78212
CONTACT
PHONE
Tammy Cochran
(210) 736-4847
Please call for
Mary Beth Fisk
schedules, to make an
appointment or for
Lejla Cenanovic
more information.
And visit us at
www.ecrh.org.
Also offering the Life
After Loss
bereavement support
group program.
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210-616-0885 (x215)
210-616-0885 (x200)
PROGRAM
Porter Loring Family
Care Services
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Six-week classes are
conducted at various
locations throughout
the community.
These programs are
particularly helpful to
those who have lost
parents as well as
other types of losses.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
For more information
about this program or
to schedule one at
your church, please
call
CONTACT
Celeste Miller,
Bereavement
Coordinator
PHONE
(210) 227-8221
Loss of Spouse
PROGRAM
The Ecumenical
Center for Education
Counseling and
Health
Also offering
bereavement support
groups
(Porter Loring Family
Care Services)
“Men’s Grief Support
Group”
(Porter Loring Family
Care Services)
“Fellowship in Grief”
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Services include
support groups,
counseling and
education for
children, families and
individuals of all ages.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
CONTACT
Please call for
Mary Beth Fisk
schedules, to make an
appointment or for
Lejla Cenanovic
more information.
PHONE
210-616-0885 (x215)
210-616-0885 (x200)
And visit us at
www.ecrh.org.
Also offering the Life
After Loss
bereavement support
group program.
This group of men 65
years and older, invite
you to join them for
lunch and fellowship
as you grieve the loss
of your wife.
Alamo Heights United
Methodist Church,
825 E. Basse Rd., San
Antonio, TX 78212
This is an ongoing
support group for
men 25-66 years old
who are faced with
challenges of living
life without their
wives.
Porter Loring Family
Care Services, 2119
Mannix, San Antonio,
TX 78217
Celeste Miller,
Bereavement
Coordinator
(210)227-8221
Celeste Miller,
Bereavement
Coordinator
(210)227-8221
Meetings on
Thursdays from 12:00
noon – 1:30 p.m.
Meetings on the 2nd
and 4th Tuesdays of
each month, 12:00
noon-1:30 p.m.
pg. 4
PROGRAM
(Porter Loring Family
Care Services)
“Grief Support for
Women”
“Younger Women’s
Grief Support”
(Porter Loring Family
Care Services)
San Antonio Area
Widowed Persons’
Service and the
Widowed Persons’
Travel Group
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
This group is open to
women 60 and older
who have lost a
husband and would
like to join with other
women in a journey
of sharing, comfort,
and healing.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
Alamo Heights United
Methodist Church,
825 E. Basse Rd., San
Antonio, TX 78212
CONTACT
PHONE
Celeste Miller,
Bereavement
Coordinator
(210)227-8221
Celeste Miller,
Bereavement
Coordinator
(210) 227-8221
Susan Blumhorst,
M.A.
(210) 745-5801
Terri Nanez
(210) 478-5036
Meetings on
Mondays from 10:0011:30 a.m.
This group is an
ongoing support
group for women 2560 years old who face
the special challenges
of losing their
husband early in life.
Porter Loring Family
Care Services, 2119
Mannix, San Antonio,
TX 78217
Services: referrals,
resources, support
groups, socials, trips.
Widowed persons of
all ages are welcome.
Location varies on the
event. Please call for
information or visit
www.sawidowed.com
Meetings on the 1st
and 3rd Tuesday of
each month from
11:00-12:30 p.m.
Meetings are on
Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
at 10911 West Ave.,
San Antonio, TX
78216
St. Matthew’s
Catholic Church
Widowed and
Widowers Support
Group
St. Matthew’s
Catholic Church,
10703 Wurzbach, San
Antonio, TX 78216
Meetings on the 1st
and 3rd Tuesdays
from 7-8:30 p.m.
pg. 5
Loss of A Loved One by Suicide
PROGRAM
The Ecumenical Center for
Education Counseling and
Health
Also offering bereavement
support groups
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Services include
support groups,
counseling and
education for
children, families
and individuals of
all ages.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
Please call for
schedules, to make
an appointment or
for more
information.
CONTACT
PHONE
Mary Beth Fisk
210-616-0885 (x215)
Lejla Cenanovic
210-616-0885 (x200)
Tony Mata
(210) 885-7069
Angie Navarette
(210) 722-9752
And visit us at
www.ecrh.org.
Also offering the
Life After Loss
bereavement
support group
program.
S.O.L.O.S. (Survivors of
Loved Ones’ Suicide)
Support group
designed to help
families and
friends of suicide
victims cope with
the sorrow of the
tragedy and the
pain of survival.
The Ecumenical
Center for Education,
Counseling, and
Health, 8310 Ewing
Halsell Dr., San
Antonio, TX 78229
Meetings on the 1st
and 3rd Wednesday
of each month, 78:30 p.m.
pg. 6
General Loss/Support
PROGRAM
Abode Contemplative Care
for the Dying
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Contemplative
care for the dying
and their loved
ones. Physical,
emotional,
spiritual, and
bereavement
support to dying
guests and their
families, offered
at no charge 24
hours a day.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
In-services on various
aspects of end of life
care and the Art of
Living and Dying.
CONTACT
PHONE
Jane Marie Young
210-967-9891
For details of guest
eligibility call 210967-9891.
Meeting Time:
Interfaith Meditation
group open to the
public: Mondays
5:30 – 6:30 PM at
ABODE, 8619 Post
Oak Lane, San
Antonio, 78217
Tours offered
Monday through
Friday 9-5. Call for
an appointment.
Air Force Village Hospice
12-week grief
recovery
program for any
type of loss.
Air Force Village
Hospice, 12455
Freedom Way, San
Antonio, TX 78238
Chaplain Dr. Luis
Carlos Sanchez
(210) 838-6340
A-Med Community
Hospice and Home Health
Ongoing
bereavement
support
4903 Golden Quail,
Ste. 110, San
Antonio, TX 78240
Chaplain Charles
Murray
(210) 734-6300
ALS Association Texas
Chapter
Bereavement
counseling for
those who have
lost a loved one
to A.L.S.
ALS AssociationTexas
Chapter, 8600
Wurzbach, Suite 700,
San Antonio, TX
78240
Stephen Morse
(210) 845-7715 or
Alamo Hospice
Bereavement
support.
3201 Cherry Ridge,
San Antonio, TX
78230
Chris Sitton
(210) 444-2244
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s
Monthly Grief,
Loss & Mourning
Support Group
Brookdale Castle Hills
1207 Jackson Keller
Road, Building 2, San
Antonio, TX 78213
Ella Edward
(210)375-8132
pg. 7
(210) 733-5204
PROGRAM
Beginning Experience of
San Antonio Ministry
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
A retreat for
Widowed,
Divorced &
Separated to deal
with grief after
the loss of a
marriage partner.
Retreats held at
Shrine of Our
Lady of
Czestochowa in
San Antonio.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
Mailing address:
P.O.BOX 235
Castroville, TX 78009
CONTACT
PHONE
Michelle Barrentine
(210) 478-0690
Physical Address: 138
Beethoven Avenue,
San Antonio, TX
78210
Bereavement/Soul Care
Provider
Providing
bereavement
services,
individual and
spiritual care for
those who are
facing terminal
illness and for
their survivors.
11703 Huebner Rd.,
Suite 106-505, San
Antonio, TX 78230
Jan Davis, D.Min.,
Certified Spiritual Care
Director
(210) 408-1841
Castle Ridge Mortuary
Bereavement
Aftercare
Program
Ana Campos
(210) 645-6000
Christus-VNA Hospice and
Palliative Care
Life after Loss
Bereavement.
Support groups
available in
English and
Spanish.
Castle Ridge
Mortuary, 8008
Military Drive, W.,
San Antonio, TX
78227
Christus Homecare,
4241 Woodcock Ste.
A 100, San Antonio,
TX 78228
Veronica Ibarra
(210)785-5255
Barbara Martin
Barbara.martin@chri
stushealth.org
Sarai Lajas
(210) 238-0050
Dignity Memorial
Lift program for
widows, Grief
Guidance series.
Monthly Grief
Support, 2nd
Thursdays from
11:30-1:00 p.m. at
414 Walside Dr., San
Antonio, TX 78213
Sunset Memorial,
1701 Austin Hwy.,
San Antonio, TX
78218
pg. 8
PROGRAM
The Ecumenical Center for
Education Counseling and
Health
Also offering bereavement
support groups
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Services include
support groups,
counseling and
education for
children, families
and individuals of
all ages.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
Please call for
schedules, to make
an appointment or
for more
information.
CONTACT
PHONE
Mary Beth Fisk
210-616-0885 (x215)
Lejla Cenanovic
210-616-0885 (x200)
And visit us at
www.ecrh.org.
Also offering the
Life After Loss
bereavement
support group
program.
Gentiva Hospice
Bereavement
Support.
Odyssey Hospice,
4440 S. Piedras Dr.,
suite 125, San
Antonio, TX 78228
Camille Torrez,
Chaplain and
Bereavement
Coordinator
(210) 733-1212
Good Shepherd Hospice
Bereavement
support.
4241 E. Piedras, Suite
171, San Antonio, TX
78228
Cindy Magsis
(210)733-3939
cindy.magsig@goods
hepherdhospice.com
Harbour Hospice
Bereavement
Support, Life
After Loss classes
twice a year
(spring and fall)
12915 Jones
Maltsberger, Ste.
501, San Antonio, TX
78247
Chaplain Cleo Kukeya
(210) 403-9911
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Bereavement
support group.
Life After Loss
clsses twice a
year (spring and
fall).
Holy Spirit Catholic
Church, 8134 Blanco
Rd., San Antonio, TX
78216
Ann Hillestad
(210) 492-3877
Rose Cruz
(210) 341-1395
pg. 9
PROGRAM
Hope Hospice/New
Braunfels
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Bereavement
Support, Family
support groups,
Newly bereaved
groups,
individual
counseling for
children and
adults. Family
camp in April –
ages 5 and up.
No charge for
participants,
open to the
community,
including San
Antonio
residents.
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
CONTACT
PHONE
Hope Hospice, 611 N.
Walnut Ave., New
Braunfels, TX 78130
Oscar Olivares &
Stephanie Shaw
(830) 258-5300
Hospice Compassus
Bereavement
support.
4204 Woodcock,
Suite 240, San
Antonio, TX 78228
Harry Miller
(210) 284-0149
New Century Hospice:
“Knot Forgotten”
“Knot Forgotten”
is a unique
bereavement
program
emphasizing
giving back to the
community while
offering support
to one another.
New Century
Hospice, 8207
Callaghan Rd., Suite
353, San Antonio, TX
78230
Elvia Obregos
(210) 520-7734
Bereavement
support group.
Holy Trinity Catholic
Church, 20423
Huebner Rd., San
Antonio, TX 78258,
Tuesdays 10 a.m.noon.
Emily Baril
(210) 497-8166
North Central Baptist:
“Bridges Beyond Grief”
Meetings on the last
Saturday of the
Month 10:00 a.m.noon.
Independence Hill
Retirement
Community, Private
Dining Room, 20450
Huebner Rd., San
Antonio, TX 78258,
Tuesdays from 2-3:00
p.m.
pg. 10
903 Hedgestone, San
Antonio, TX 78258
PROGRAM
Nurses in Touch Hospice
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Bereavement
support
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
Floresville, Kenedy,
San Antonio areas.
CONTACT
PHONE
Chaplain Philip
Williams and Rechelle
Ehlert
(830) 216-7111 or
1-800-867-1668
Oak Hills Church: “Grief
and Healing”
“Grief and
Healing” classes
offered 2x per
year.
Please call for
schedule.
Mary K. Griffin, Care
Ministry & Martie
Noll, Bereavement
Ministry
(210) 698-4631
Outreach Health Service
Bereavement
Support.
1111 Babcock Road,
San Antonio, TX
78201
Sister Rosa Sanchez,
I.W.B.S.
(210) 736-1812
St. Bonaventure Catholic
Church
Bereavement
Support.
1918 Palo Alto Road,
San Antonio, TX
78211
Veronica Ibarra
(210) 785-5255
4603 Manitou
(Between NW Loop
410 & Callaghan Rd.),
San Antonio, TX
78228
Deacon Robert Garza,
Pastoral care
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Life After Loss
support groups
are offered twice
a year in March
and October.
The group is
offered in
English, however,
when requested,
support for
Spanish speakers
is also available.
caregiver.support@c
hristushealth.org
(210) 313-1053
or call the parish
office
(210) 433-2777
Terri Nanez
(210)478-5036
Meetings every
Wednesday 10 a.m.noon.
Also Healing
Hearts
Bereavement
support group.
St. Matthews Catholic
Church
Bereavement
Support.
10703 Wurzbach
Road, San Antonio,
TX 78230
Thursdays 7:00-830
pg. 11
PROGRAM
Summit Christian Center
Grief Care Ministry
UTHSC Allograft resources
Vitas Innovative Hospice
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Pastoral care and
spiritual support
provided to
those grieving
the death of a
loved one.
Grief support on
various topics.
For more
information, visit
www.change100l
ives.com.
Bereavement
support group
PLACE(S) TIME(S)
Summit Christian
Center, 2575
Marshall Rd., San
Antonio, 78259
“Tear Soup” Support
Group meets 1st
Thursdays at 7:00
p.m.
Westage Medical
building, 5282
Medical Dr., Suite
605, San Antonio, TX
78229
Monthly grief
support workshops
on the 2nd Tuesdays
at 6:30 p.m.
Monthly
Bereavement
Support Group, 1st
Saturday of each
month, Meets at
OASIS at
Morningside, corner
of McNeil and St.
Cloud, San Antonio,
TX 78229
pg. 12
CONTACT
Michelle Ramirez
PHONE
(210) 683-8282 or
(210) 402-0565 ext.
2171
griefcare@summitsa.
com
Michelle Ramirez
(210) 567-0528
Darwin Huartson,
Bereavement Services
Manager
(210) 348-4305
VITAS Healthcare
8401 Data Point
Drive, Suite 300, San
Antonio, TX 78229